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World oil prices slumped Monday over fears of slowing energy demand in the United States after a shock credit rating downgrade for the world’s biggest economy, analysts said. New York’s main contract, West Texas Intermediate light,...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth accelerated more than expected in July as private employers stepped up hiring, a development that could ease fears the economy was sliding into a fresh recession. U.S. payrolls increased 117,000, the...

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New worries about a New York nuclear plant’s vulnerability to earthquakes could hand the state’s governor an opportunity to try to close the plant, but New York City’s huge power needs could stall any...